Month: April 2022

You Can Take Steps to Prevent Food Poisoning. Place chicken in a disposable bag before putting it in your shopping cart or refrigerator to keep raw juices from getting onto other foods. Wash hands with warm, soapy water for 20 seconds before and after handling chicken. Do not wash raw chicken. Use a separate cutting … Read more

To debone a chicken thigh, first cut through the joint connecting the thigh and drumstick to separate them. Peel and cut off the skin if your recipe calls for skinless chicken thighs. Then, flip the thigh over and cut down the length of the bone on either side, cutting as close to the bone as … Read more

If you have a chicken that lays blue eggs, somewhere in its lineage is an Araucana. When bred with other varieties, they become a more stalwart breed. Several American blue egg layers have come from crossing the Araucana with hardier species. While we were reading we ran into the inquiry “What chickens lay blue eggs?”. … Read more

Although the production of eggs will naturally decrease by roughly 10% each year, most hens will only stop laying eggs after 6 or 7 years of age. You’ve likely heard this 1 to 2-year myth because commercial farms usually kill their egg-laying hens when they’re 1 to 2-years of age. If your chickens are not … Read more

Here are some tips to maximize freshness ( 7, 8 ):. Refreeze at peak quality. For the best taste, try to refreeze chicken as soon as possible. Store at or below 0°F (-18°C). To help retain quality and prevent spoilage, keep frozen chicken stored at or below 0°F (-18°C).. Freeze chicken quickly. Slow freezing can … Read more

Raw chicken can cause food poisoning. Stomach pain after eating chicken is most likely related to food poisoning, if it occurs in an isolated instance. Chicken can become contaminated by campylobacter or salmonella, two common bacteria in affected chicken. When I was reading we ran into the question “Can chicken upset a dog’s stomach?”. “Vomiting … Read more

Chickens do not run away in the literal meaning of the term. Its not intentional. They can however, be cast astray and lose their orientation in three different ways:. Also, will we ever run out of chickens? The World Economic Forum estimates that chickens slaughtered for consumption number 50 billion annually. That’s a LOT of … Read more

The good news is; chicken mites would much rather be on your chickens than you. In fact, they can only live off the blood of chickens, they can’t stay alive on human hosts. So, if you’re finding mites on you and around your home, there is a good chance it’s not chicken lice . Can … Read more

Although some may discard them, beet greens are great for health, and they are among the vegetables that lower blood pressure. Yams may look like sweet potatoes, but they are a different tuber vegetable altogether. Swiss chard, bamboo shoots, fennel, potatoes, spinach, artichokes, kale, or arugula as well are a few extra things to look … Read more

If home temperatures range around 75 degrees, you won’t need a heat lamp past week four. But in barns or garages, which may run 60 degrees, chicks need supplementary heat until they are fully feathered at six weeks of age. Treats for Chickens on Hot Days. Watermelon, Honeydew Melon or Cantaloupe – you can cube … Read more